Stargate YT-33

YT-33
Role Homebuilt aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Stargate, Inc
Status Production completed (1994)
Number built One
Developed from Lockheed T-33
Windstar YF-80

The Stargate YT-33 is an American homebuilt aircraft that was designed and intended to be produced by Stargate, Inc of McMinnville, Oregon, introduced in 1994. The aircraft is a 2/3 scale replica of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer.[1]

Listed as "under development" in 1998, the YT-33 was planned to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction, but it is unlikely any kits were ever shipped.[1]

Design and development

The YT-33 features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single jet engine.[1]

The aircraft is made from composite material. Its 26.67 ft (8.1 m) span wing has a wing area of 110.0 sq ft (10.22 m2). The prototype uses a 880 lb (400 kg) thrust Turbomeca Marboré IIC jet powerplant.[1][2]

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) and a gross weight of 2,920 lb (1,320 kg), giving a useful load of 715 lb (324 kg). The aircraft has a fuel capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal) or 1,358 lb (616 kg) of Jet-A.[1]

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off distance is 2,000 ft (610 m) and the landing roll is 3,000 ft (914 m).[1]

The manufacturer estimated the construction time from the proposed kit to be 3000 hours.[1]

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that one aircraft had been completed and was flying.[1]

On 18 April 2018 the one example that had been registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration was de-registered and the aircraft may not exist any more.[2]

Specifications (YT-33)

Data from AeroCrafter[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
  • Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m)
  • Wing area: 110.0 sq ft (10.22 m2)
  • Aspect ratio: 6.6:1
  • Empty weight: 2,205 lb (1,000 kg)
  • Gross weight: 2,920 lb (1,324 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Marboré IIC jet aircraft engine, 880 lbf (3.9 kN) thrust

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 325 mph (523 km/h, 282 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 300 mph (480 km/h, 260 kn)
  • Stall speed: 75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn)
  • Range: 1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,100 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 359. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ a b Federal Aviation Administration (July 22, 2022). "N-Number Inquiry Results - N91SH". Retrieved July 22, 2022.